Legs4Africa
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| Formation | 12 March 2014 |
|---|---|
| Founder | Tom Williams |
| Founded at | United Kingdom |
| Type | Registered charity |
| Purpose | Minimise waste & maximise life |
| Headquarters | Bristol |
Budget | £570,000[1] |
Staff | 6 |
Volunteers | 15 |
| Website | stand |
Founded as Legs4Africa in 2014, the organisation recently rebranded to STAND. It continues its mission of rescuing unwanted prosthetic legs, refurbishing them, and distributing them to sub-Saharan African countries. Additionally, STAND provides physical and emotional rehabilitation services for amputees.
It was founded in 2014 by Tom Williams; the registered address is in Arnesby, in Leicestershire.[2][3] In 2014, the charity raised £6000 with a Crowdfunder campaign.[4] In April 2014, Legs4Africa sent a van carrying about 500 used prosthetic legs to The Gambia.[5][3] They were donated to the Royal Victoria Teaching Hospital in Banjul, where prostheses were particularly needed for victims of land mines and diabetes.[5] Another 1000 were sent to The Gambia in January 2015[3] and in June 2016 about 500 were shipped to Tanzania.[6][7][8]
In 2022's December, the charity raised £20,000 to help amputees in Northern Ghana. It has rescued over 14,000 prosthetic legs.[9][10][11] During the 2023 King's New Year Honours, Tom Williams was awarded the Order of the British Empire.[12]
References
[edit]- ^ "Activities - how the charity spends its money".
- ^ "Charity Report". Charity Commission for England and Wales. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
- ^ a b c Mack, Tom (22 January 2015). "Legs4Africa ships another 1,000 artificial limbs to Africa". Leicester Mercury. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
- ^ Marrins, Kirsty (5 December 2014). "From potato salad to prosthetic limbs: five offbeat charity crowdfunding campaigns". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 16 February 2017.
- ^ a b "Project collects 500 used prosthetic legs for Gambia". BBC News. 1 April 2014. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
- ^ Miller, Tracey (15 April 2016). "Charity sends prosthetic legs from Bristol to Africa". BBC News. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
- ^ Goodchild, Sophie (14 September 2016). "'Back on my feet': how artificial limbs can have a second life in Africa". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 16 February 2017.
- ^ Flannagan, Emma (16 April 2016). "More than 500 prosthetic legs were counted in the street as charity sends them to Africa". Bristol Post. Retrieved 17 February 2017.[dead link]
- ^ "Bristol charity raises £20,000 in seven days to help African amputees". Retrieved 8 December 2022.
- ^ "FOUNDER OF LEGS4AFRICA: 'WE GOT HIM WALKING AGAIN'". CARA SCOTT. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
- ^ "Legs4Africa take a trip around the country to collect donated prosthetic legs to be send[sic] to Africa". Courtney Sargent. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
- ^ "Founder of Legs4Africa recognised in King's New Year Honours". Kerigh Palmer. Retrieved 12 January 2023.